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    the coop is built!

    i am soooo excited - the coop is finally functional and the girls are in it: i thought we'd never finish it (thanks to dh and ds and friends) - well still have to paint the outside and finish the outside run. the neighbors came to see it - everyone is actually as excited as i am - they are...
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    when will my 5wk old chicks look like their breed

    can recognize the 2 buf orps and 2 brahmas but the rest are yellow or white (except for what were supposed to be packing peanuts that are chipmunk color and brown/black/gold combo and 2 with blue legs) i ordered silver laced wyandottes, a gold laced wyandotte, ameracaunas which is what the...
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    when does adult breed specific color happen

    this may be a dumb question... i received 9 live yellow chicks, 2 died in shipping, and 9 mixed chipmonk and darker color chicks. i (being a newbie) didnt realize that you could ask to have your ordered chicks marked to distinguish packing peanuts from your order - when i called they said the...
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    chick growth/body mass question

    hi all i have a question... my chicks are now 2.5 wks old - they have at least doubled in size - eat blue seal medicated chick starter non-stop - have constant supply of fresh water which they drink - they are very active and pretend to fly - my question, when i pick them up their breast...
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    is mash ok to feed as starter for chicks

    i am in nyc and finally found an agway - told them i was getting day old chicks and they sold me a humoungous bag of mash - is this the same as chick starter - the only place i found that carries "crumbles" isnt open till monday - i got the chicks on friday - i was reading the label of...
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    questions re: pressure treated wood/ materials for coop

    hi all i am new to all this and was wondering if there is any issue using pressure treated wood for a coop - i have raised organic veg. beds and only use untreated wood - my dh is concerned plain wood wont hold up - we have lots of carpenter ants and wood really takes a beating here (even though...
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